A Computer Based Laboratory to Enhance Statistical Reasoningin Undergraduate Psychology Courses

建立一个以计算机为基础的统计实验室， 支持一个教学计划将允许学生 积极学习统计推理技巧。 目标是 在三个关键领域改善学生的教育， 统计推理：（1）概念基础 统计推理和分析;（2）为什么统计是一个 研究过程的必要部分;（3）影响 统计结果的实际决定。 实验室 将提供十门心理学课程，包括研究方法， 行为科学统计学和八个高级 专题研究课程。 支持的学习活动 是基于Maple的，Maple是一种计算机代数， 系统和SPSSx统计软件包。 枫树会 帮助解决前两个目标，通过创建一个动态的 学习环境中，抽象的统计概念， 视觉上表现出来。 SPSSx将帮助解决第三个问题 目的是为教师提供定期的机会， 帮助学生了解 心理学研究影响统计结果 分析。

The development of a computer-based statistics laboratory to support an instructional program will allow students to actively learn statistical reasoning skills. The objective is to improve the education of students in three areas crucial for statistical reasoning: (1) the conceptual basis for statistical reasoning and analysis; (2) why statistics are a necessary part of the research process; and (3) the impact of practical decisions on statistical outcomes. The laboratory will serve ten psychology courses, including Research Methods, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, and eight upper-level Topical Research courses. The learning activities supported by the laboratory are based upon Maple, a computer algebra system, and SPSSx, a computer statistics package. Maple will help address the first two objectives by creating a dynamic learning environment in which abstract statistical concepts are represented visually. SPSSx will help address the third objective by providing regular occasions for instructors to help students understand how the characteristics of psychological research affect the results of statistical analyses.